Tag: Conference Reviews

  • Conference Review: Beyond Two Cultures, King’s College, Dec 2009

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    Conference Review Beyond Two Cultures, King’s College London, December 11th, 2009 This stimulating one-day conference at King’s marked the fiftieth anniversary of C. P. Snow’s Rede lecture on the ‘two cultures’ in 1959. Incorporating three panels with participants from a broad range of disciplines was both ambitious and commendable. The conference aimed to look ‘beyond’…

  • First report of BSLS 2008 conference in Keele

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    Report by Stella Pratt-Smith The third annual conference of the British Society of Literature and Science was hosted at Keele University and organised by Sharon Ruston and her team with just the right combination of exceptional efficiency and friendliness. Within the gold and gilt Victorian splendour of Keele Hall’s Salvin Room, Helen Small (Pembroke College,…

  • Report 2 of the 2008 BSLS conference in Keele

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    Report by Melanie Keene and Jane Darcy In late March, delegates gathered for the third annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science in the magnificent surroundings of Keele Hall. Following previous successful meetings in Glasgow and Birmingham, over sixty participants, including plenary speakers, PhD students, professors, and poets, joined together to hear…

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